18th..
of October Thursday 1804—
Set out early proceeded on at 6
mls. passed the mouth of
(1) la [Le] Boulet (or Cannon Ball River) about 140 yards
wide
on the L.S. this river heads in the Court Noi or Black
Mountains (a fine Day) above the
mouth of the river Great
numbers of Stone perfectly round with fine Grit
are in the
Bluff and on the Shore, the river takes its name from those
Stones which resemble Cannon Balls. The water of this
river is
confined within 40 yards. We met 2 frenchmen in
a perogue Decending from
hunting, & complained of the
Mandans robing them of 4 Traps their furs
& Several other
articles. Those men were in the imploy of our Ricaree
interpeter
M
r. Gravelin
the[y] turned & followered us.
Saw Great numbers of Goats on the S.S.
comeing to the
river our hunters Killed 4 of them Some run back and
others crossed & proceded on their journey to the Court Nou
at (3) passed a Small River called Che Wah or
fish river[44]
on
the S.S. this river is about 28 yards wide and heads to the
N.E. passed a small
creek on the L.S. 1 mile above the last,
and camped on a sand bar on the
L.S. opposit to us we Saw
a Gangue of Buffalow bulls which we did not
think worth
while to kill. our hunters killed 4 Coats [Goats] 6 Deer
4 Elk & a pelican & informs that they Saw in one gang: 248
Elk, (I walked on Shore in the evening with a view to see
Some of
those remarkable places mentioned by evins [Evans
—Ed.], none of which I could find). The Countrey in this
Quarter is Generally leavel & fine Some high Short hills, and
some ragid ranges of Hills at a Distance
Course Distance & Refferences—18th Oct
| N. 50°.
W. |
3 |
Miles to the mouth of a River (1) cannon ball L.S. |
| N. 20°.
W. |
2 |
Miles to a point of wood land on the S.S. passing a
Bluff in which theres round stone (2) |
| North |
2 1/2 |
miles to a point of wood land on the L.S. |
| N. 15°. W. |
1/2 |
Mile on the L.S. opsd. a Creek on the S.S. (3) |
| N. 10°. E. |
2
1/2 |
miles to a point on the S.S. passing a small Creek
on L.S. |
| N. 20°.
E. |
3 |
miles to a point of woods on the L.S. passing over a
Sand bar |
|
13 |
|
☞ The recaree Indians inform us that
they find no black
tail Deer as high up as this place, those we find are
of the fallow
Deer kind
☞ The recarees
are not fond of Spiritous liquers, nor do
they apper to be fond of
Receiveing any or thankfull for it.
[they say we are no
friends or we would not give them what makes
them
fools].
